CottageCutz: Cadillac Santa

Hello and welcome back to the CottageCutz blog. It's Marla here today. I'm slowly transitioning into Christmas card makes. I've been having so much fun with fall projects it takes a little effort to make the shift. My card today has a 50's vibe with the "Cadillac Santa" die from CottageCutz. I used a color combination to fit the retro style and couldn't be happier with the finished card.

Let me walk you through my design process.

Die cut the pieces using the "Cadillac Santa" die and white cardstock
Ink up the die cuts. I used Catherine Pooler Inks: Rockin Red, Fiesta Blue, Dress Blues and Sand Castle.
Use a black Micron Pen to add eyes, color hoofs and antlers.

I wanted Santa to be traveling through the forest, so I pulled out my favorite tree die from CottageCutz "Pine Tree, Slim".

Using the die, cut out the pieces from white cardstock
Ink the three layers using Catherine Pooler In the Park, Mint to Be and Macchiato ink
Glue the layers together

To finish the card:

Cut a piece of pattern paper to fit the front of an A2 top folding card base
Cut a piece of white cardstock using a mid-size rectangular shaped die I used a postage rectangle from my stash.
Adhered the pattern paper to the card base and add the white postage layer more toward the top of center.